These are the signs if a person has a low emotional intelligence that you probably don’t know yet.
LOW EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE – The clear signs that indicate a lack of emotional intelligence in a person or lower than it should be.
The emotional quotient or EQ is otherwise known as emotional intelligence is the ability of a person to manage, use, and understand his own emotions. This way, he will be capable of communicating effectively, empathize, relieve stress, overcome challenges, and prevent conflict. Truly, intelligence is not just about being book smart.
EQ is defined by four attributes such as self-management, self-awareness, social awareness, and relationship management. It is important to know that your EQ and IQ must be balanced in order to succeed. There are cases where the smartest people are unsuccessful at work. Putting it into perspective, your IQ will get you to college but it will be your EQ that will help you get through it overcoming the stress and challenges it may bring.
Check out the signs that say you lack EQ or emotional intelligence:
- You tend to misread people’s emotions which may result in conflict and misunderstanding.
- You’re uncertain of your own feelings.
- Your emotions or other people’s emotions don’t make sense for you. It’s hard for you to determine what causes your feelings or why you feel the way you do.
- You struggle to manage your own emotions which may lead to problems in your relationships with other people.
- Low EQ makes you less productive in dealing with tough situations.
- “Narcissist” is being labeled sometimes to people lacking in sympathy. This might lead to offending people and by offending them, you particularly do not understand why they got offended as per a post from WebMD.
- You always face problems in your relationships and this happening in a consistent pattern is already a red flag of low EQ.
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